Windows Ribbon Framework
Learn about Windows 7: Windows Ribbon Framework
Windows 7 provides a Ribbon Framework that developers can leverage to deliver a rich, graphical, animated, and familiar user interface using a markup-based UI and a small, high-performance, native code runtime. The Ribbon control helps developers improve usability by exposing an application’s most frequently accessed features directly to end users.
Technology Overviews
Describes the purpose, benefits, key concepts, and architecture of the Windows Ribbon Framework.
Videos
- Windows 7 Scenic Ribbon: The next generation user experience for presenting commands in Win32 applications (Nicolas Brun, October 2008)
- A lap around Windows 7 new Scenic Ribbon (Yochay Kiriaty, October 2008)
- Windows 7 Ribbon Markup Overview (Yochay Kiriaty, January 2009)
Written Content
- Windows Ribbon Framework Overviews (Product documentation, MSDN)
Step by Step Learning
Guides you through each step of some common development scenarios for the Ribbon Framework.
Tutorials
- Ribbon Development Introductory Tutorial (Product documentation, MSDN)
- Creating a Ribbon Application (Product documentation, MSDN)
- Migrating to the Windows Ribbon Framework (Product documentation, MSDN)
- Understanding Commands and Controls (Product documentation, MSDN)
Videos
- Windows Ribbon Technical Dive (PDC 2009)
- Windows 7 Ribbon Deep Dive (Yochay Kiriaty, January 2009)
Hands On Labs
- Windows 7 Online Training: Ribbon (Windows 7 Online Training: Jaime Rodriguez, Yochay Kiriaty)
Sample Applications
Shows you some applications that use the Ribbon Framework.
- SimpleRibbon Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
- ContextPopup Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
- DropDownColorPicker Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
- Gallery Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
- HTMLEditRibbon Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
- FontControl Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Additional Guidance
Provides more information about the Ribbon Framework.
- Ribbon User Experience Guidelines (Product documentation, MSDN)
- Ribbon Design Process (Product documentation, MSDN)
Next Steps
- Ribbon Framework Developer Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
- Windows Ribbon Framework Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)